Nutritional Needs

Nutritional Needs

Multiple Choice

What are the main nutrients needed in our diet?

• Carbohydrates, Water, Proteins

• Vitamins, Lipids, Carbohydrates

• Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins

• Carbohydrates, Water, lipids

The main nutrients needed in our diet are;

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• lipids

Open Ended

What are micro nutrients?

Multiple Select

What are the micro nutrients needed in our body?

• Water

• Vitamins

• Minerals

• Fruits and vegetables

The micro nutrients needed in our body are;

• Vitamins

• Minerals

Multiple Choice

Which of these include the main food groups categorised based on the nutrition they supply?

• Seeds, Fruits, Carbohydrates

• Vegetables, Pulses, Milk products

• Meat, proteins, water

• Carbohydrates, proteins, Lipids

Food can be divided into SIX main groups based on the nutrition it supplies. They are;

• Grains and Yams

• Vegetables

• Fruits

• Meat, Fish and Egg

• Pulses and seeds

• Milk and milk products

Open Ended

What is a balanced diet?

Balanced Diet

The diet which includes all the required nutrients in the right amounts needed by the body.

Open Ended

What is a food pyramid?

Food Pyramid

It is the representation of the optimal servings of food to be taken during a day.

The stages a baby goes through from the mother's womb are;

Infant

Childhood

adolescence

Youth and middle age

old age

Multiple Choice

Which of these correctly represents the age group for childhood?

• 1 - 9 years

• 2 - 9 years

• 1 - 10 years

• 2 - 10 years

The durations for each stage are;

Infant - Birth to 1 year

Childhood - 1 to 9 years

Adolescence - 10 to 19 years

Youth and Middle age - 20 to 59 years

Old age - 60 years and above

Multiple Choice

Leena says her mom is 3 years more than twice her age. Leena is 12 years old. Which age group does her her mom belong to?

• Adolescence

• Middle age

• Old age

• Between adolescence and middle age